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* ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' features Hill Valley High School's Enchantment Under The Sea dance. For literal dancing, George and Lorraine once met there in the original timeline because the latter had pity on the former. When Marty goes 30 years back to 1955, accidentally causes a GrandfatherParadox and gets his then-young dad the confidence he needs, teen George is taken in by Lorraine for his bravery and confidence. The two hit it up at the floor and kiss, ''saving Marty's entire existence.''

* ''Film/BabyBoom'': Diane Keaton never misses a party where her plumber's band is playing...

%%* The final scene of ''Film/{{Casper}}''.-- Hidden for being a Zero Context Example.

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[[caption-width-right:350:It's all in the timing.]]

%%* ''Film/BackToTheFuture''-- Hidden for being a Zero Context Example.

* In ''Film/WestSideStory'', Tony and Maria first see each other during the wildest part of the Mambo in the Dance at the Gym. Soon enough, though, the lights fade and the Mambo abruptly dies away to segue to the Cha-Cha. The Cha-Cha is only moderately slow, but then the dance actually halts for a few moments so Tony and Maria can exchange their first words.

* A ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' comic has Fred tell a boy that he orchestrated one of these at his school prom. He bribed the disk jockey to switch to a slow song when he started dancing with Daphne.

* ''Film/PublicEnemies'': When John Dillinger chats up Billie Frechette, the next dance is "Bye Bye Blackbird", which will remain a cherished memory for both of them throughout the story.
* ''Film/GroundhogDay''

* The final scene of ''Film/{{Casper}}'' (the movie).
* ''Film/BackToTheFuture''
* ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'' has one, which also happened to be a convenient "dance with somebody other than your date" song.

* ''Always'': While Pete is dancing with Dorinda, he signals to the band and they start playing "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", which is "their song".

* ''Film/TheBridgesOfMadisonCounty'' has one slow dance scene between Robert Kincaid (played by Creator/ClintEastwood) and Francesca Johnson (played by Creator/MerylStreep).
* Parodied in Disney's ''Film/HocusPocus'': While the Sanderson Sisters are in "[[{{Satan}} the Master's]]" house, Sarah goes to "the Master" and says, "Master, wouldst thou dance with me?" She then makes a tender slow dance with him... until his wife shows up and sees them both dancing, which triggers her BerserkButton.
* Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle in ''Film/BatmanReturns'', while at Max Schreck's CharityBall. Averts the normal occurrence when everything about the dance itself, from the [[DarkReprise music]] to the conversation, is only one part romantic but three parts sinister.
** Right up until the Penguin [[MoodWhiplash blows up the dance hall]] and drags Schreck into the sewers on his giant Duck of War.
** Bonus points for having the first song be reminiscent of Prince's hi-tempo music for the first ''[[Film/Batman1989 Batman]]'' film, then transiting to Siouxie and the Banshee's melancholy song that accompanied ''Returns'' to emphasize the difference between the two movies, and the two ''relationships'' between Bruce and the GirlOfTheWeek.

* ''Literature/PhoenixAndAshes'': When Reggie and Eleanor step onto the dance floor, the band not only switches to a slow waltz but wraps up the music as soon as Reggie needs to take a break from dancing. Probably justified; Reggie is still recovering from a leg injury, and ''can't'' dance fast dances or for very long. If he didn't warn the band ahead of time, his godmother (who hired them) most likely would have.
* ''Literature/{{Forbidden}}'': First homework, which leads to procrastinating/taking-a-break, which leads to salsa dancing, and then the song the radio plays after the salsa is a slow, crooning song. DanceOfRomance ensues.

* ''Series/{{Buffy The Vampire Slayer}}'': In "When She Was Bad", Buffy and Xander's slow dance at The Bronze, which very quickly turns [[MatingDance sexually charged]].
** Also with Angel in Season 3 in "The Prom"